Charlotte home and Democrat., 1887-05-20

supply nalI the otate, II the people would work /
six days in the week. instead of three or four.I
| Many white men are about as lazy as some |
| negroes. Anybody can keep Irish Potatoes |
during the winter who viii take the trouble to |
rake up little dry sand and cover over the Pota-
| toes under the house or in pen. On q small |
square in the Garden We have often raised
enough potatoes to supply large family during
the year. and we do not profess to know much |
| about farming. @ss
AZ This is the time of Pic Mics and "Fester-
ments." Let the young enjoy themselves while
they can and feel like it. aaea
eH Rev. DR.. Dinwiddie of Virginia, has been
| conducting a series of meetings at the Second
Presbyterian Church in this city. The good old
gentleman preached well, but a little too long.
~ The Thompson Orphanage enterprise in
this city should receive the hearty support of all
who are able to help in good cause Rev. E.
a. Osborne, of the Episcopal Church, has charge
of the institution.
g There has been some changes made in the
schedule of the Carolina Central Railroad, which
are noted elsewhere. Next week we will pub
lish the corrected schedule
H&r Pay attention to the notice of the City
Treasurer about listing property for taxation.
You must pay your taxes even if you don't take
much care about electing city officers.
cE We are pleased to know that our fine
city Military Company, the Hornet Nest Rifle.
men, has decided not to go to Washington city
to attend the so-called National Drill. Wethink
the young men can have more real pleasure
L hnvro kwSz 90 Nkn
of that sort. -a .
; GH We were pleased to receive call this
week from one of our thirty-year-old subscribers,
DR.. s. B. Watson. whose Post Office is
I Matthews" this county. DR.. Watson has been
taking the DEMOCRAT for over thirty years, and
he says he is still pleased with the paper. He is
now 81 years old, and still an active practical,
practitioner of medicine. always ready to relieve
I the suffering and destitute. if in his power to
do so.
B The lady Teachers OF the Charlotte
Graded School (white) gave neat an nice little
entertainment to the School Commissioners of
the city (the old and new Boards) on Friday
evening last, at the school building Everything.
of course, passed off pleasantly, and we regret
that we were unable to comply with an invita-
tion to attend. Prof. j. T. Corlew, the superin-
tendent, is exactly the right man in the right
; place, and he has splendid corps of Assistants.
GB See the Reports of the First National
, Bank, and the Merchants 8 Farmers National
Bank, of Charlotte. Somebody has plenty of
money on deposit, but, the difficulty is, ''some-
! body" is not going to let his money out while
somebody else inaugurates Strikes and pro-
notes labor troubles to the destruction of the in
terests of capitalists. If the Labor Organiza-
tions could bring out the money into circulation,
it would do US all some good, but they can't do
it, and will never be able to do it while they
have threatening, secret organization.
~ When we were walking about in the sun
the other day, without an umbrella or gloves,
with little bare-footed white boy at our side,
we really felt sad (no, disgusted,) to see on the
other side of the street negro man (preacher or
school teacher) with an umbrella over his head,
+ gloves on and a gold-headed cane in his hand,
with little negro boy with shoes aud stockings
on (this hot weather.) The difficulty is, we have
to pay taxes to support that negro in his extrava.
gance, and help keep his wife and children from
starving or freezing to death in the Winter.time,
while he votes ag ainst our interest land all the
3, white mans INTEREST," every election
tE The Charlotte Clothing Manufacturing
j. Company this week received sixty-fve cases of
e fine goods, which will be worked up into cloth
. ing and distributed throughout the Southern
q and Western States.
:. FINANCIAL REPORT OF THE TREASURER OF
> CHARLorTE-On the 9th inst. Capt. Fred. Nash
q City Treasurer, made the following Report in
o regard to City Finances for the year end
y ing first of May, 1887:
~" RECEIPTS.
From sale of lots on Graded School
Sale of City stock in Male and Female
: Institutes, 7soOC
fire hose case, : : Abs
g Piping etc, sold, 493l
}. From W. NJ. Stitt, Chief of Police,
], fines and costs in Mayors Court, 1888 81
:. lector, ~ ss.4s5ss
IS From Merchants s. Farmers Bank, a -
loan, s'-"''' 17OOOO(
r. From W. G. Johnston loan, $4,000
wood Cemetery, sale of lots, $1,000
other Cemetery sources, 8626i
Cemetery, sale Of lots, soO(
l. other Cemetery sources, 1173(
is Cotton tax department, 2,5864(
National Bank. to balance Qess
O. $3.50 since deposited), 4,17s.es
alfs $e9,O99. Al
h DISBURSEMENTS.
8, Overdraft in Merchants & Farmers
Bank, May 2, 1886, $2.940.5
m Street department, 19,348.9 8;
II Sewers and water works department, 9,870.9:
q Lamps and gas department, 4,448 8.6
,e Fire department, general, 224 2;
e Hornet Fire company, 1884
Pioneer Fire company, 1855:
~ Hook and Ladder company, 1876 Al
= Neptune Fire company, col, 146.T
{. Police department, general, 399.7
Chief of Police, salary, 10000
4, Salaries of policemen. 4,8045
Cemetery department, 3,508.T
e Cotton tax department, Es@ZEE5 2255.2:
10 Sanitary department, 262.5
70 Public buildings department, 5,796.3
g Contingent department. 6,4472
Salary department 3,915.0
Interest and coupons, 1854
!, $67,O99.4
FRED. NASH, Treasurer.